2015 Dhaka South City Corporation election

The 2015 Dhaka South City Corporation election was a local government election held in Dhaka, on 30 April 2015 to elect the Mayor of South Dhaka and the City Council. A total of 20 candidates contested the mayoral race. The result was a victory for the Awami League candidate Sayeed Khokon. In the 76 member City Council, the Awami League won 54 seats, while the BNP won 8 seats, and the remaining seats were won by others. However, the results were rejected by the main opposition candidate, Mirza Abbas of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. The candidates received neutral election symbols in this election.

Mayoral election results DSCC Mayor Election 2015CandidateParty Votes % Sayeed KhokonAwami League 535,296 59.12 Mirza AbbasBNP 294,291 32.50 Abdur RahmanISAB 14,784 1.63 Mohammed SaifuddinJatiya Party 4,519 0.50 Abu Naser MohammedIndependent 2,197 0.24 Rezaul Karim 2,173 0.24 Sahin Khan 2,074 0.23 Golam Maula Rony 1,887 0.21 Sahidul Islam 1,239 0.14 Bazlur Rashid 1,029 0.11 Zahidur Rahman 988 0.11 Asaduzzaman Ripon 928 0.10 A S M Akram 682 0.08 Dilip Vodro 669 0.07 Abdul Khalek 550 0.06 Safi Ullah Chowdhury 512 0.06 Mashiur Rahman 508 0.06 Aktaruzzaman 362 0.04 Ayub Husen 354 0.04 Bahrane Sultan 312 0.03Invalid 40,130 4.43Majority 241,005 26.62Turnout 905,484 48.40Total Registered 1,870,778 AL Gain (New Seat)

Council election results Party-wise +2015 DSCC council election results (party-wise)Party LeaderCouncilor contested seatsCouncilor elected in SeatsWard CouncilorsReserved Women Councilors Bangladesh Awami LeagueSayeed Khokon763717 Bangladesh Nationalist PartyMirza Abbas7671 Independentunknown131Total765719

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